noun
- plural of geochronology; the science of determining the age of rocks and geological events using radiometric dating and other methods
Usage: technical; geology
Examples
- Geochronologies of volcanic rocks help scientists understand the timeline of Earth's geological history.
- Different geochronologies, such as potassium-argon and uranium-lead dating, are used depending on the sample type.
- The research team applied multiple geochronologies to verify the age of the ancient mineral deposits.
- Advances in geochronologies have allowed geologists to date events that occurred millions of years ago.
- Geochronologies revealed that the mountain range formed during the Mesozoic Era.